Connecticut western news., 1887-07-27
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OLEOMARGARINE The Thomaston clock company shut down Saturday, July 23, for two weeks.
 A large factory has been erected in Florida for the production of wine from oranges.
 There are more than 34,OOO miles ot tubing used in the oil wells of Pennsyl- vania
 There are over IS, ,OOO people connec. ted with the printing business in New York.
 Mrs Ella Wheeler Wilcox, the "Sweet Singer of sMeriden," denies the story that she is to remove from Meriden to the West.
 Dr Stafford, the Louisville million. aire, is said to own the farm of every boys father who despised him when he was poor lad at school.
 The Harlem Valley Agricultural Asso citation, recently organized at Pawling. N. Y., with capital stock of $5, 900, in shares of $l0 each. will lease Lakeside Park for term of years.
 Charles Fowler, of Lime Rock, had n narrow escape last week from being gored to death by bull which he was leading from the lot. He escaped after a severe struggle, with but slight inju- ries.
 Mrs John Gully, living on East Main street near the old Mill Green, Bridge port, recently gave birth to a daughter which weighed just two and one-half pounds. The child is perfectly formed and it is thought will live.
 Last Monday the New York and New England railroad company commenced running a through passenger coach daily, Sundays excepted, between Bos- ton and Port Jervis, crossing the Hud- son river on the transfer steamer, William T. Hart.
 The new steamer, New York, the finest day boat in the world, made he, | first trip up the Hudson river on Mon. | day of last week. She was accorded 6 regular ovation at every point she passed. She easily steams 24 miles an | hour.
 There is the burnt stump of @ cedar tree near Oakville, Washington territo ry, which is probably the largest or record. It is a hollow shell, fifty feet high, and eighty seven feet in circum ference at the base. The cavity is twenty-three feet at its largest diameter
 A trottine meeting is to be held at the Poughkeepsie Driving Park on Sep tember 6, '. and 9, at which purses | fo |. In all except the two pacing races the purses are to be 1,50O each the others, $1, 900. This is the largest sum of money ever offered in this region fo, racing. It will doubtless attract some of the fastest horses in the country Telegram.
 The Congregational church of Wood bury boasts what few churches in this state can boast, we'll kept record from the time of its separation from the church in Stratford in 1870, when the dissenting members went to Woodbury and founded the town. In the first pages of the little old book is an account of the cause of separation, and after that complete chronological history o1 the church with a list of deaths, births and marriages. s. Thomaston Express.
 Winsted's Aeronaut, Moore is expect. ing to make another balloon ascension for the New York World in September next, from St. Louis as before, and the attempt will be made to "beat the record" on long distance ballooning. MT Moore says that next time no day will be set for the trip. When the right kind of day dawns the balloon will be filled in the shortest possible time and the party will step into the aerial cal without ceremony and waltz off on the wings of an easterly current. Winste,l Herald
 Rev Henry Ward Beecher was born in Litchfield, Conn.,, and as mark of re. spect to the dead preacher memorial services were held at the home of Rev F. $. Child at New Preston, Litchfeld county, Tuesday, July 19. Most of the ministers of Litchfeld county were present. MT Chil! opened the meeting by reading paper on "The Boyhood of Henry Ward Beecher; the Influence of Litchfeld County on his Career, He was followed by Rev Samuel Sec. vile, of Stamford, who read extracts from the biography of MT Beeche, which he is preparing. An address was delivered by Editor Peters of the Brook l lyn Times. Hartford Post.
 The New Haven News says: w. H. Starbuck, who bought the Derby road for link in his Montreal and Rutland scheme, has now obtained the Shepaug. extending from Litchfeld thirty one miles to Hawleyville. The price is said to be $2OO, 1000. It IS understood that he will extend the road to Winsted, some fifteen miles northeast of Litch- field-there meeting the H. & c. w. and possibly push it still further on. At Winsted the new line would partly compete with the Naugatuck and should the extension, as Is possible, touch Torrington, the two roads would close ly parallel each other for several miles. A different route to reach Winsted, however. may he chnanr.